In style street-hop singer Habeeb Okikiola, broadly referred to as Portable, has been sentenced to a few months in jail by an Ogun State Chief Justice of the Peace Courtroom sitting in Ifo Native Authorities Space.
The court docket, nonetheless, gave him the choice of paying a N30,000 superb as a substitute of serving jail time.
The musician was discovered responsible of assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest. The case dates again to November 2022, when Portable reportedly beat up a police inspector and prevented officers from executing an arrest warrant.
The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Olumide Awoleke, instructed the court docket that the offence occurred on 18 November 2022 round 11 a.m. at Okeosa, Ilogbo, throughout the Ifo Magisterial District.
In line with the cost sheet: “That you just, Badmus Habeeb Okikiola, aka Portable, and others now at giant, on the 18th day of November 2022 at 11:00 hrs, in Okeosa, Ilogbo, throughout the Ifo Magisterial District, did conspire amongst yourselves to commit felony, to wit: assault, and thereby dedicated an offense opposite to and punishable underneath Part 517 of the Felony Code Legal guidelines of Ogun State 2006.
“That you just, Habeeb Okikiola Olalomi, on the identical date, time, and place within the aforementioned district, did unlawfully assault one Osimosu Emmanuel Oluwafemi (male) by beating him throughout his physique, thereby committing an offense opposite to and punishable underneath Part 351 of the Felony Code Legal guidelines of Ogun State of Nigeria 2006.”
Chief Justice of the Peace Babajide Ilo, who delivered the ruling, discovered Portable responsible on the primary two counts. He sentenced the singer to 1 month in jail for the primary rely with a N10,000 superb choice, and two months in jail for the second rely with a N20,000 superb choice.
The court docket additionally famous previous allegations of theft involving musical tools, however the expenses targeted on assault and obstruction.